Sanja Ančić

Sanja Ančić
Full name Sanja Ančić
Country (sports)  Croatia
Born (1988-07-18) 18 July 1988
Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Retired 2007
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $64,537
Singles
Career record 90–40
Career titles 8 ITF
Highest ranking 159 (11 September 2006)
Doubles
Career record 19–19
Career titles 1 ITF
Highest ranking 240 (5 March 2007)

Sanja Ančić (Croatian pronunciation: [sâɲa âːntʃitɕ];[1][2] born 18 July 1988) is a tennis player from Croatia. She won a total of eight ITF tournaments in singles and one in doubles. Her highest singles ranking was world no. 159, which she reached on 11 September 2006, and her highest doubles ranking was no. 240, reached on 5 March 2007. She retired in 2007.

Biography

Ančić was born in Split to Stipe and Nilda Ančić. She plays right-handed, has a two-handed backhand and is the sister of professional tennis players Ivica and Mario Ančić. She played with her brother in the 2007 Hopman Cup.

ITF finals

Singles: 9 (8–1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 25 July 2004 Ancona, Italy Clay Russia Ekaterina Lopes 6–2, 6–1
Winner 2. 10 October 2004 Dubrovnik, Croatia Clay Slovakia Lenka Dlhopolcová 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 17 October 2004 Dubrovnik, Croatia Clay Hungary Barbara Pocza 4–6, 0–6
Winner 4. 10 April 2005 Makarska, Croatia Clay France Émilie Bacquet 6–4, 6–3
Winner 5. 17 April 2005 Hvar, Croatia Clay Slovenia Maša Zec Peškirič 6–3, 6–1
Winner 6. 24 April 2005 Bol, Croatia Clay Croatia Ivana Lisjak 6–3, 6–1
Winner 7. 11 June 2006 Grado, Italy Clay Croatia Ana Vrljić 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Winner 8. 20 August 2006 Rimini, Italy Clay Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Winner 9. 10 September 2006 Mestre, Italy Clay Germany Sandra Klösel 6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 2 (1-1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 24 April 2005 Bol, Croatia Clay Croatia Ivana Lisjak Sweden Mari Andersson
Sweden Kristina Andlovic		 3–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 18 September 2005 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Austria Tamira Paszek Brazil Joana Cortez
Poland Karolina Kosińska		 6–7, 6–2, 6–4

References

  1. ↑ "sȁn (I)". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-18. Sȁnja
  2. ↑ "Ȁna". Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2018-03-18. Ȃnčić
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